OUR MISSION STATEMENT

Mater Misericordiæ (Mother of Mercy) Mission glorifies God, uniting its members in faith, hope and charity through confession of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Faith and through participation in the Sacraments and Traditional Rites of the Missale Romanum of 1962, under the governance of the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix and the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter.

In those days, Herod the king stretched forth his hands, to afflict some of the church. And he killed James, the brother of John, With the sword. And seeing that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to take up Peter also. Now it was in the days of the Azymes. And when he had apprehended him, he cast him into prison, delivering him to four files of soldiers, to be kept, intending, after the pasch, to bring him forth to the people. Peter therefore was kept in prison. But prayer was made without ceasing by the church unto God for him. And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison. And behold an angel of the Lord stood by him and a light shined in the room. And he, striking Peter on the side, raised him up, saying: Arise quickly. And the chains fell off from his hands. And the angel said to him: Gird thyself and put on thy sandals. And he did so. And he said to him: Cast thy garment about thee and follow me, And going out, he followed him. And he knew not that it was true which was done by the angel: but thought he saw a vision. And passing through the first and the second ward, they came to the iron gate that leadeth to the city which of itself opened to them. And going out, they passed on through one street. And immediately the angel de-parted from him. And Peter coming to himself, said: Now I know in very deed that the Lord hath sent his angel and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews. (Acts 12:1-11)

Bartolome Esteban Murillo, The Liberation of St. Peter (1667)

Pastor: Rev. Fr. Joseph Terra, FSSP Associate: Rev. Fr. Kenneth Walker, FSSP Office: 602-253-6090 Cell: 480-231-0573 (for urgent messages) Fax: 602-253-8013

Church: 1537 W. Monroe St. Phoenix, AZ 85007 Mail: same as church address Email: contact@phoenixlatinmass.org Website: www.phoenixlatinmass.org

Notitiæ June 23, 2013

Sunday Masses

Propers: Readings:

Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Class II, Green I Peter 3:8-15; Matthew 5:20-24

Intentions:

9:00 am Low Mass; 11:00 am High Mass at Mater Misericordiae Mission, Phoenix 9:00 am: Jody Wicker; 11:00 am: Pro Populo

Intention:

9:00 am Low Mass at Saint Cecilia’s Mission, Clarkdale 9:00 am: Pro Populo

Weekday Masses

At Mater Misericordiae Mission, Monroe St. Church Monday-Friday: 6:30 am and 6:30 pm, Saturday: 6:30 am and 8:00 am

Monday, June 24 Thursday, June 27

Propers: Readings: Intentions:

Nativity of St. John the Baptist Class I, White Isaiah 49:1-3, 5-7 Luke 1:57-68 6:30am: Andrew Attar Sr. 6:30pm: (High Mass) Susan McQuarrie

Propers: Readings: Intentions:

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Class IV, White Ecclesiasticus 24:23-31 John 19:25-27 6:30am: Bart Crowell

6:30pm: Brian Plutino

Tuesday, June 25 Friday, June 28

Propers: Readings: Intentions:

St. William, Abbot Class III, White Ecclesiasticus 45:1-6 Matthew 19:27-29 6:30am: Intentions of Richard Segan 6:30pm: Intentions of Richard Segan

Propers: Readings: Intentions:

Vigil of Sts. Peter and Paul Class II, Violet Acts 3:1-10 John 21:15-19 6:30am: Rose+ 6:30pm: Rose+

Wednesday, June 26 Saturday, June 29

Propers: Readings: Intentions:

Sts. John and Paul, Martyrs Class III, Red Ecclesiasticus 44:10-15 Luke 12:1-8 6:30am: Intentions of Richard Segan 6:30pm: Confraternity of St. Peter

Propers: Readings: Intentions:

Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles Class I, Red Acts 12:1-11; Matthew 16:13-19 6:30am: Rose+ 8:00am: (High Mass) E. R.’s Sons and godsons return to the faith

Confessions

At MMM Monroe St. Church: Mon-Sat: 30 minutes before each Mass. Saturdays: 3:30-4:30 pm. Sundays: 8am, before the 9am Mass, between the 9am and 11am Masses, and after the 11am Mass.

At St. Cecilia’s: Saturdays: 3-4 pm. Sundays: Before the 9am Mass. Other times by arrangement.

PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Upcoming Construction:

The next installment of work on the church will include the façade, the courtyard (with covered walkway and fountain) and a garage. Thanks to the wonderful generosity of the pa-rishioners of Mater Misericordiae, the

costs will be met with funds on hand.

FSSP PRAYER REQUESTS

June 23: Fr. Karl Pikus June 24: Fr. Brian McDonnell June 25: Fr. Gregory Pendergraft June 26: Fr. Joseph Terra June 27: Fr. Justin Nolan June 28: Fr. Howard Remski June 29: Fr. Gerard Saguto

Life of St. William of Monte-Vergine

St. William, having lost his fa-ther and mother in his infancy, was brought up by his friends in great sentiments of piety; and at fifteen years of age, out of an earnest desire to lead a peniten-

tial life, he left Piedmont, his na-tive country, made an austere pilgrimage to St. James's in Galicia, and afterward retired into the kingdom of Naples, where he chose for his abode a desert mountain, and lived in perpetual contemplation and the ex-ercises of most rigorous penitential austerities. Finding himself discovered and his contemplation interrupted, he changed his habitation and settled in a place called Monte-Vergine, situated between Nola and Benevento, in the same kingdom; but his reputation followed him, and he was obliged by two neighboring priests to permit certain fer-

vent persons to live with him and to imitate his ascetic practices. Thus, in 1119, was laid the foundation of the religious congregation called de Monte-Vergine. The Saint died on the 25th of June, 1142.

SUNDAY COLLECT.

O God, Who hast prepared for them that love Thee such good things as pass understanding: pour into our hearts such love towards Thee that we, loving Thee in all things and above all things, may obtain Thy promises which exceed all that we can desire. Through our Lord...

SUNDAY EPISTLE: I Peter 3:8-15

Dearly beloved: Be ye all of one mind, having com-passion one of another, being lovers of the brother-hood, merciful, modest, humble: Not rendering evil for evil, nor railing for railing, but contrariwise, blessing: for unto this are you called, that you may inherit a blessing. For he that will love life and see

good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile. Let him decline from evil and do good: Let him seek after peace and pursue it: Because the eyes of the Lord are upon the just, and his ears unto their prayers but the countenance of the Lord upon them that do evil things. And who is he that can hurt you, if you be zealous of good? But if also you suffer any thing for justice' sake, blessed are ye. And be not afraid of their fear: and be not troubled; but sanctify the Lord Christ in your hearts.

SUNDAY GOSPEL: Matthew 5:20-24

At that time, Jesus said to His disciples: Unless your

justice abound more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. You have heard that it was said to them of old: Thou shalt not kill. And whosoever shall kill, shall be in danger of the judgment. But I say to you, that whosoever is angry with his brother, shall be in danger of the judgment. And whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council. And whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. If therefore thou offer thy gift at the altar, and there thou remember that thy brother hath anything against thee; Leave there thy offering before the altar, and go first to be recon-ciled to thy brother, and then coming thou shalt of-

fer thy gift.

The Nativity of St. John the Baptist

St. Augustine observes that the church usually celebrates the festivals of saints on the day of their death,

which is in the true estimate of things their great birthday, their birthday to eternal life. The same father

adds, that the Nativity of St. John the Baptist is excepted from this rule. The reason of which distinction is,

because this saint was sanctified in his mother’s womb, so that he was brought forth holy into the world;

which St. Bernard and many eminent divines understand not only of an external sanctity, or deputation to

piety, but of the gift of sanctifying grace by the remission of original sin, which they doubt not to have been

imparted to him by the presence of our divine Redeemer in the visit made by the Blessed Virgin to St. Eliza-

beth. Moreover, the birth of the precursor of our Divine Saviour was a mystery which brought great joy to

the world, announcing its redemption to be at hand; it was in itself miraculous, and was ushered in with

many prodigies. God, who had often distinguished the birth of great prophets by signs and wonders, was

pleased, in an extraordinary manner, to honour that of the Baptist, who, both by the dignity of his office,

and by the eminent degree of grace and sanctity to which he was raised, surpassed, according to the oracle

of truth itself, all the ancient patriarchs and prophets. His father Zachary was a holy priest of the family of

Abia, one of the twenty-four sacerdotal families into which

the children of Aaron were divided, in order that they might

all serve in the temple by turns. Elizabeth, the wife of this

virtuous priest, was also descended of the house of Aaron,

though probably her mother was of the tribe of Juda, she be-

ing cousin to the Blessed Virgin. The Holy Ghost assures us

that Zachary and Elizabeth were both just, by true virtue, not

by an imperfect or false piety, which is scrupulous in some

points only the better to cover certain favourite passions;

which hypocrisy may often obtain the deceitful suffrage of

men, but can never be pleasing in the divine eyes. The virtue

of these saints was sincere and perfect, “And they walked in

all the commandments and justifications of the Lord without

blame.” So impenetrable are the foldings of the human heart,

that we have reason to fear the disguise of some secret pas-

sions even in our best actions. But blessed are they whom

God commends.

Zachary lived probably at Hebron, a sacerdotal town in the western part of the tribe of Juda, in the hilly

country, about twenty miles from Jerusalem. David, when he appointed the service of the temple that was

to be built, divided the priests into twenty-four courses, who were to officiate in the temple by turns, each a

week at a time. Among these that of Abia was reckoned the eighth in the time of David. It was usual for the

priests of each family or course, when it came to their turn, to choose by lot among themselves the men

who were to perform the several parts of the service of that week. It fell to the lot of Zachary, in the turn of

his ministration, to offer the daily morning and evening sacrifice of incense on the golden altar, in the inner

part of the temple, called the Sanctum, or sanctuary; which sacrifice was prescribed as an emblem of the

indispensable homage which all men are bound to pay to God of their hearts, by morning and evening

prayer. It happened that while Zachary was offering the incense one day for this sacrifice, and the people

were praying without the sanctuary, he was favoured with a vision, the Angel Gabriel appearing to him,

standing on the right side of the altar of incense. Zachary being struck with exceeding terror and amaze-

ment, the angel encouraged him, assuring him that his prayer was heard, and that in consequence thereof,

his wife, though she was called barren, should conceive and bear him a son; adding, Thou shalt call his

name John, and he shall be great before God. He did not call him great in the world, in honours, in riches, or

applause; these false titles being mere emptiness and smoke; fraught with snares and secret poison. Nor did

he say he would be great in the deceitful judgment and foolish opinion of men, who not knowing things as

they are in themselves, seldom weigh them in a just balance, and often give them names contrary to what

they ought to bear, calling darkness light, and that which is bitter, sweet. But he who is great before God is

great indeed. The praises of our saint are truly admirable, because bestowed on him by the sovereign Truth;

they exceed all other commendations. His matchless excellency was intimated by the name which was given

him by heaven; for he was called John, which word signifies one filled with grace. John was chosen by God

to be the herald and harbinger of the world’s Redeemer, the voice to proclaim to men the eternal Word; the

morning star to usher in the Sun of justice, and the Light of the world. It was therefore becoming that he

should be adorned with all virtues in an heroic degree. Other saints are often particularly distinguished by

certain characteristical privileges; but John eminently excelled in graces, and was a doctor, a virgin, and

martyr. He was a prophet, and more than a prophet, it being his office to point out to the world Him whom

the ancient prophets had foretold obscurely, and at a distance. His spotless innocence, his unparalleled pen-

ance, his spirit of prayer and retirement, his zeal, and charity, were wonderful: but the crown of his great-

ness was his profound humility. –From Butler’s Lives of the Saints

The Birth of St. John the Baptist